Lisa McIntosh

For other people named Elizabeth McIntosh, see Elizabeth McIntosh (disambiguation).

Elizabeth "Lisa" McIntosh, OAM^[1][2] (born 16 December 1982)^[3] is an Australian Paralympian athlete with cerebral palsy, who competes mainly in sprint events.

Lisa McIntosh

McIntosh with her gold medal won in the 200 m T38 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full name	Elizabeth McIntosh
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1982-12-16) 16 December 1982 (age 42) Sandringham, Victoria
Medal record Women's para athletics Representing  Australia Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney 100 m T37 2000 Sydney 200 m T38 2000 Sydney 400 m T38 2008 Beijing 100 m T37 2008 Beijing 200 m T37 2004 Athens 200 m T37 2004 Athens 100 m T37 World Championships 1998 Birmingham 400 m T37 2002 Lille 100 m T37 2002 Lille 200 m T37 2006 Assen 100 m T37 2006 Assen 200 m T37 1998 Birmingham 100 m T37 1998 Birmingham 200 m T38 2002 Lille 400 m T38 Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 100 m T37

Personal

McIntosh was born in the Melbourne suburb of Sandringham on 16 December 1982.^[4] She has cerebral palsy which affects her left side.^[5] She works as a swimming instructor and lives in the Melbourne suburb of Beaconsfield.^[3]

Career

McIntosh celebrates winning gold in the 200 m T38 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Action shot of McIntosh during her gold medal-winning sprint in the 200 m T38 event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

McIntosh winning the final of 100 m at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

McIntosh first competed for Australia in 1998.^[3] At the 2000 Sydney Games, she won three gold medals in the women's 100 m – T38, women's 200 m – T38 and women's 400 m – T38 events,^[6] for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia.^[1] She was named the 2000 Junior Female Paralympian of the Year.^[3] At the 2004 Athens Games, she won a silver medal in the women's 200 m – T37 event and a bronze medal in the women's 100 m – T37 event,^[6] and finished fifth in the women's 400 m – T38 event.^[7] Despite recovering from a stress fracture in her left foot.^[5] At the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, she won two gold medals in the women's 100 m – T37 and women's 200 m – T37 events.^[6] She holds the world record for 100 m, 200 m and 400 m T37.^[3] She was named the 2008 Female Paralympian of the Year.^[3]

At the IPC Athletics World Championships, she won gold medals in women's 100 m and 200 m T37 events at both the 2002 Lille^[8] and 2006 Assen competitions.^[9] At the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's 100 m – T37 event.^[4] She was an Australian Institute of Sport athletics scholarship holder in 2003.^[10] She is taking a break to consider her future in athletics.^[3]